Comments on: Sexism and Homophobia in Scarborough Country

By: CStanley

CStanley — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:49:31 +0000

It's silly season, but I don't see why the snickering about Obama in bowling shoes is any different than hundreds of other examples of candidates who don't connect with a certain constituency, and wind up in ridiculous looking photo ops or uncomfortable situations as they attempt to win them over. This was about Obama not cutting into Hillary's demographic of blue collar beer drinking bowling leaguers in PA.

By: Ike_Skelton

Ike_Skelton — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:47:25 +0000

I think you’re way off base here, Michael. Although I too caught the bit about a score of 150 would be standard for a man or a good woman, I think your inference that Scarborough was calling Obama gay is wrong. Being prissy, or a sissy doesn’t make you gay. As another commenter mentioned, I too know gay people who are very masculine and who could probably kick some major ass if they needed to. Being a dainty or a prissy man is not synonymous with being gay.. this seems to be a stereotype of your own. Additionally, you are implying that Scarborough and Chris Matthews have some homosexual tendencies when you suggest that they want to be able to have a ‘man-crush’ on the President. You are doing just what you spent time criticizing; calling someone gay.

By: Rudi

Rudi — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:31:27 +0000

I doubt the elites worked on their bowling at Harvard and Yale, sqash and golf more likely. I wonder how many pundits bowl on the Billy Kristol/Matt Yglesiass Bowling League?

By: ChrisWWW

ChrisWWW — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:06:29 +0000

Bravo, SteveK!

By: SteveK

SteveK — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:19:22 +0000

ChrisWWW said: "Something tells me that McCain wouldn't have a great bowling score either. I wonder if Scarborough would dare call McCain dainty or prissy for his score."

If he did McCain's cardiologist would hit him with the oxygen bottle.

By: vwcat

vwcat — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:33:22 +0000

I don't see the sexism on Scarborough. He dribbles and drools about Hillary and how she is superior in every way.
What I do see is a daily take down of Obama. If the man breaths Scaraborough is there to criticize and make fun of and say how awful Obama is with breathing.
This goes on daily and at least once during a show on a daily basis he goes into a rant about how inferior Obama is.
Granted, alot is right wing inspired. Hillary is the beatable candidate for the right so he feels if he talks her up maybe the idiot voters will listen to him and vote for her.
At the same time, if he trashes and undermines Obama, maybe the voters will not vote for him and spare the right of having to run against the man.
But, it is sooooo annoying all the same and tinged with a certain degree of contempt.

By: ChrisWWW

ChrisWWW — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:22:59 +0000

::;;Not-PC Alert:;::
Something tells me that McCain wouldn't have a great bowling score either. I wonder if Scarborough would dare call McCain dainty or prissy for his score.

By: bellisaurius

bellisaurius — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:23:03 +0000

“Prissy” as a dictionary will tell you, has a lot more to do with being prim and proper than gay. In joe's world, a real man gets dirty, and has a blue collar job (noting that joe himself is a journalist, just to point out this little dichotomy).

While I kind of like a little bit of class from my candidates (and “dainty” probably comes in here), some people tend to like more of a down home feel. I don;t fault them for that, it's a tatse.

By: Whocares

Whocares — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:44:28 +0000

Theres a difference between Gay and sissy. I know a lot of straight men who are sissies. I know some(I don't know a lot)of gay men who could whoop me in a fair fight.

I know a lot of women that could whoop me in a fair fight. They are straight too.

This post is another example of what happens when you dare to make fun of Obama. In short we will raze your homes, burn your barn and kill your women and children. We showed Bush. We will show you.

Its like Barak Obama's position on Iran. We want our enemy to know we are reasonable. If they toe the line, give up their policies and do what we tell them they can be our friend.

If not? We will be mean to them.

I used to think I was a moderate but judging by the disturbing Moderation coming from Obama supporters I guess I am now no where near being moderate.

By: PWT

PWT — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:51:14 +0000

Nothing says pussy like having another man stand up to fight your battles for you. Michael, when you're done with your little tantrum, why don't you give Barack his balls back.

By: Holly_in_Cincinnati

Holly_in_Cincinnati — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:35:54 +0000

I don't CARE how Obama bowls and find Scarborough's idiocy annoying.

By: Idiosyncrat

Idiosyncrat — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:31:57 +0000

Stickings, get a grip, man…

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